No pain, no gain
Written: Apr 03 '02 (Updated Apr 05 '02)
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Pros: Bottom line - they look cool.
Cons: These babies HURT with cartilage piercings and glasses.
The Bottom Line: Buy them if you're concerned about your appearance. DON'T buy them if you're more concerned with comfort and function.
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| Nutsycuckoo's Full Review: Sony MDR-G52LP Consumer Headphones |
I'm a college student at a large, foresty university - so large, that it can take incredible amounts of time to walk to class. I decided to invest in these headphones after thinking that a little bit of comfort when power-walking across campus would be nice, and Prince or Michael Jackson would be the perfect companion.
I had noticed several other students walking to class with Discmans (in fact, about 50% of those I passed possessed some sort of portable music) and of those, a good majority of them had cool looking headphones strapped to their heads. Not to be outdone, I plunked down $15 for the Sony MDR-G52LP Street Style Headphones (I have a friend who is also an employee at the local Circuit City, which explains the discount).
It took me a few months to finally open the headphones up, as I wasn't sure I wanted to keep them. I finally racked up the guts and tore them open. After using them for about three months now, I've stumbled across a few facts that all potential-buyers of these headphones should be aware of.
The Pros
1. The Sony MDR-G52LP Street Style Headphones look cool. And I mean cool. Plus, they are cool, since I run into a good number of students with the same or similar style of headphones. Never again will one have to fear ridicule or having rotten tomatoes chucked at them for having unstylish headgear.
2. The sound isn't half-bad. I don't really understand what the other reviewers are so upset about - these headphones don't have such terrible sound. It could be better, but for 15 bucks, what can you expect? If you want incredible sound (like from those professional headphones that musicians in studios use), forget it - you're not going to be getting that quality from $15.
3. They are lightweight. I like the fact that these headphones don't weigh down my head, and I can wear them when jogging or working out because they do not fly off.
4. The headphones are not too tight, nor or they too lose. I hate it how some headphones are so tight that they constrict your brain, while others are so loose, you can't hear anything out of them because outside noises interfere so much. These headphones are just right.
5. They are durable. No longer will I be forced to worry about breaking headphones - these are quite sturdy and bend easily, making them ideal for shoving into backpacks and purses.
The Cons
1. Forget wearing these headphones (comfortably) if you have cartilage piercings. I had my cartilage (for you folks don't know, that's the outer rim of the ear, near the top, for some pictures, try http://www.bmezine.com/pierce/01-ear/A20108/high/mvc-012s.jpg (it's not my ear, but the earring is the same)) pierced at the end of last October, and it still gets extremely irritated every time I wear these headphones. And I mean irritated. Some nights I can't even sleep on the pierced ear. It's okay if I take the earring out, but inevitably, the hole will begin to close after about 24 hours, and as I use these headphones sporadically (depending on when I have class), it also gets irritated if I constantly take the earring out and put it back in. The cause for the irritation is the back of the headphones, which slide over your ears.
2. Forget wearing these headphones (comfortably) if you have glasses. Whenever I put these headphones on, my glasses get shifted a weird way. Doesn't hurt, just skews my vision a little bit. The cause? The headphones have rubber things that slide over your ears, which keep them attached to your head.
3. The sound IS half-bad. Outside noises can easily drown out your music, and if you turn it way up, the sounds will inevitably leak out of your headphones so others can hear your music. However, if you're in a relatively quiet place, they work quite well.
4. They are not adjustable, which makes the back strap look weird on smaller people (such as myself) or can be quite constricting to those with larger heads. I'm not lying - I once saw a guy on the bus whose head was so squished by the plastic strap that it left a red mark (and his head wasn't even that noticeably large, either!)
5. You can't lean your head back, lay down, or go without tying long hair up with these on without having the earphones pop off. They are NOT ideal for sunbathing.
6. Like anything else, the headphones take time to get used to. When I first started wearing them, I had trouble figuring out how to put the earphones on correctly, and had to remember not to lean back. They are not very comfortable, but are okay for short periods of time. But after a while, you'll adjust, and can enjoy your new cool look.
After all that I've said, I'm still glad I bought the headphones. They weren't too expensive and I can confidently wear them, knowing that I am styling. But if you're more into function than fashion, then you might want to nix these guys and look into something that are more all-around purposeful.
Recommended:
Yes
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